Belfort vs. Rockhold will take place at Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, which is a new location for the promotion.

The UFC returned to Brazil for the first time in more than a decade with UFC 134 in August of 2011. The success that they’ve had in Brazil since that event has been nothing short of amazing, leading White to declare it the new mecca of MMA, at least in regards to the UFC.

The promotion has jumped on the opportunity in Brazil, which has one of the largest rebounding economies in the world, quickly developing The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, and adding more and more events to its schedule there.

TUF Brazil is now in its second season, and the expansion effort continues.

UFC on FX 8 is just the latest event headed to Brazil, but marks back-to-back shows there with Belfort headlining. He is coming off of a stunning knockout victory over Michael Bisping at UFC on FX 7 in January.

The bout between he and Rockhold should put the winner on the short list of Anderson Silva contenders.

This is should serve as a solid barometer as to how Rockhold stacks up against one of the better Middleweights: Vitor “Low T” Belfort.

Marc Livingood

we want Cung Le

laleggenda27

The title should read “Locale.” Get it together, Ken. And Vitor’s KO of Bisping certainly wasn’t stunning — well, not unless your name is Michael Bisping. On the other hand, I agree that this is a great test for Luke. I have a feeling that everyone is severely underestimating him. People talk like he’s a scrub, but something tells me he’s the real dark horse in this division. Don’t be surprised if he batters Vitor.